WEEK6 - MOTHERS DAY CHOCOLATE CAKE

It is Mothers Day! Happy Mothers Day to all the Mothers out there :P
Today I am going to show you how to make a chocolate cake for mum! You can also make chocolate icing to ice the cake which is what I did. I also decorated it with chocolate balls and pearls.

DIFFICULTY: 1/3 // 2/3
SERVES: 10 - 12
PREPARATION: 15 MINUTES
COOKING: 35-40 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS:
60g softened butter
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups self raising flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup milk
1/4 boiling water
1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate soda

METHOD:
Step1: Preheat oven to 180c / (350-375f) / GASMARK: 4-5
Line and grease a pan for your cake. In a bowl using an electric mixer beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Once it is smooth an creamy add egg and beat until combined.

Step2: Sift flour and cocoa together well. Fold into creamy mixture alternately with milk.

Step3: In a jug mix your water and bicarbonate soda. Lightly fold into your mixture. Spread into a pan and put it in the oven for 35-40minutes.

Step4: Leave your cake to cool for 5 minutes before putting your icing on top. (chocolate icing is easy to make all you need is butter, icing sugar and water!)

That's it!! have a happy mothers day :) 
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ENJOY YOUR DAY!!XOXOX :) :p

WEEK5 - CIABATTA

**FORGOT TO TAKE A PHOTO OF FINISH PRODUCT. PHOTO WILL BE UP TOMORROW**
HIII. Today I am going to show you how to make ciabatta. Ciabatta is an
Italian white bread. Ciabatta was first created in 1982 by a baker in Veneto, Italy. The one thing I like about this recipe is that it is simple and delicious. If you decide to make this it does take 18hours to set and another 2 hours before you can bake it, so it is good to do it the night before.

DIFFICULTY: 1/2

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
4 cups plain flour
2 cups warm water
1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon powdered yeast

METHOD:
Step1: Put your flour in a large bowl and make a well in the centre. In the well add your salt and yeast.

Step2: Add your warm water and mix with a small baking spatula.

Step3: Make sure that you mix it very well. When you are mixing it should be very sticky.

Step4: Once you have mixed it well leave it in the bowl as it is and put some glad wrap over it. **THEN LET IT SIT FOR 18 HOURS**



Step5: Once you have let it sit for 18 hours line a baking tray with non stick paper and olive oil.

Step6: You can make 2 loaves of bread. One with olives and one without, or you can just make one. I decided to make 2. If you are going to make two make sure that you grease and line 2 baking trays. Then separate your bread in half.

Step7: Stir your olives through one of the halves and put it on a baking tray when it's mixed. Then put the other plain dough on another baking tray.


Step8: **LEAVE FOR 2 HOURS ON THE TRAYS**

Step9: Once the have set for 2 hours put them in the oven at 215c for 40min // (455f) // (GAS MARK: 7-8)

Then take them out of the oven and Enjoy..
I hope you liked this weeks recipe. If you did come visit again next week for another tasty recipe xoxo


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